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Wright v. Roanoke Rede v. & Housing Auth.

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Advocates
Bayard E. Harris (on behalf of Respondent)
Henry L. Woodward (on behalf of Petitioners)
Case Basics
Docket No.: 
85-5915
Petitioner: 
Wright v. Roanoke Rede
Respondent: 
& Housing Auth.
Decided By: 
Rehnquist Court (1986-1987)
Opinion: 
479 U.S. 418 (1987)
Argued: 
Monday, October 6, 1986
Decided: 
Wednesday, January 14, 1987
Issues: 
Judicial Power, Standing to Sue, Private or Implied Cause of Action

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The Oyez Project, Wright v. Roanoke Rede v. & Housing Auth. , 479 U.S. 418 (1987)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1980-1989/1986/1986_85_5915)
(last visited Thursday, November 26, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 5 votes for Wright v. Roanoke Rede, 4 vote(s) against
Legal provision: 42 U.S.C. 1437

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Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
Rehnquist
Voted with the majority
Brennan
Wrote the majority opinion
White
Voted with the majority
Marshall
Voted with the majority
Blackmun
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
Powell
Voted with the majority
Stevens
Wrote a dissent
O'Connor
Voted with the minority, joined O'Connor's dissent
Scalia

Full Opinion by Justice Byron R. White